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Roma09 World Aquatics Championships(749 images)

The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships are being celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships will feature competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.

Rome won the right to stage the event on July 16, 2005 in Montreal, Canada. Rome...more »

The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships are being celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships will feature competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.

Rome won the right to stage the event on July 16, 2005 in Montreal, Canada. Rome defeated rival bids from Athens (Greece), Moscow (Russia) and Yokohama (Japan).

The previous record of participation was established in the previous edition of these championships, in 2007 in Melbourne (AUS). In Australia, 2158 athletes from 167 nations took part in the competition.« less